US5288080AExpiredUtility
Stroboscopic practice golf club
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Apr 8, 1992Filed: Apr 8, 1992Granted: Feb 22, 1994
Est. expiryApr 8, 2012(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:David Edward Tice
A63B 69/3614
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PatentIndex Score
36
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Claims
Abstract
3 The invention relates to a practice golf club which has strobing light sources mounted on its upper surface parallel to the club face. When swung in a dimly lit room, the strobing lights appear as a trail of spaced images which seem to hang briefly in the air. These "snapshots" of the club make readily apparent the face angle, point of impact, speed, and arcuate path of travel of the clubhead.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modifiedI claim:
1. A practice golf club comprising a. an elongated shaft, b. a head mounted on one end of said shaft, c. at least two light source(s) mounted in said head and visible by the user which (1) highlight the face angle of said head, and which (2) turn on and off rapidly and simultaneously, such that (3) said light sources produce spaced, non-overlapping stroboscopic images when said club is swung at normal speed, d. battery and electronic devices located inside said head which include means to (1) provide current for simultaneous activation of said light sources, and which (2) control timing of said current so that a stroboscopic effect is achieved with said light sources.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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